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Captain America, Our First Antifascist Superhero

Captain America, Our First Antifascist Superhero

Peter Meineck on the Ancient and Modern Inspirations Behind the Heroes That Populate the Marvel Universe

By Peter Meineck | February 27, 2026

Anti-Fascist Writers, Fascist Family Legacies: Reading Nicholas Mosley in 2026

Anti-Fascist Writers, Fascist Family Legacies: Reading Nicholas Mosley in 2026

Tobias Carroll on the Shockingly Mixed Legacy of England’s Mosley Family

By Tobias Carroll | February 27, 2026

The Secret Agents of the Cold War Who Claimed Land and Power

The Secret Agents of the Cold War Who Claimed Land and Power

Alfred W. McCoy on the “Men on the Spot”
Responsible for Colonial Expansion

By Alfred McCoy | February 26, 2026

Jesse Jackson Loved Us—Sometimes Before We Loved Ourselves

Jesse Jackson Loved Us—Sometimes Before We Loved Ourselves

Steven W. Thrasher on Jackson’s legacy of support for LGBTQ rights and HIV/AIDS prevention

By Steven W. Thrasher | February 25, 2026

How Trotsky and Stalin, Ruthless in Their Own Ways, Absolutely Hated Each Other

How Trotsky and Stalin, Ruthless in Their Own Ways, Absolutely Hated Each Other

Josh Ireland on the Deadly Rivalry Between Two Power-Hungry Revolutionaries

By Josh Ireland | February 25, 2026

The Very First Video Game Was Just a Box in the Corner of a Bar

The Very First Video Game Was Just a Box in the Corner of a Bar

On the Birth of PONG and the Rise of Atari

By Raiford Guins | February 25, 2026

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The Tortoise in the Tree: A Yoruba Folktale

By Báyò Akómoláfé | February 25, 2026

The European Myth of Indigenous “Savages”

By David J. Silverman | February 25, 2026

Darcey Steinke on the History (and Mystery) of Migraines

By Darcey Steinke | February 24, 2026

Among the Fascists and the Nazis: How Two Women Journalists Survived the Chaos of 1930s Europe

Among the Fascists and the Nazis: How Two Women Journalists Survived the Chaos of 1930s Europe

Julia Cooke on Martha Gellhorn and Virginia Cowles

By Julia Cooke | February 24, 2026

Writing While the Alphabet Burns: Ukrainian Literature to Help Understand the Ongoing War

Writing While the Alphabet Burns: Ukrainian Literature to Help Understand the Ongoing War

Introducing a New Critical Series For the Curious Reader

By Alex Averbuch | February 24, 2026

Who Deserves to Be a Citizen?

Who Deserves to Be a Citizen?

Daisy Hernández on the Post-9/11 Obsession with Birthright Citizenship

By Daisy Hernández | February 24, 2026

James Baldwin‘s Lessons For Black Gay Rights Activists

James Baldwin‘s Lessons For Black Gay Rights Activists

C. Riley Snorton and Darius Bost on How History Bestowed an Identity on Baldwin that He Never Claimed Himself

By C. Riley Snorton and Darius Bost | February 24, 2026

On the So-Called Reading Crisis as Class Warfare

On the So-Called Reading Crisis as Class Warfare

Eunsong Kim Considers the Relationship Between Art and Capitalism

By Eunsong Kim | February 23, 2026

All of America’s Colonial Evils at Once: The Early 19th-Century Subjugation of Florida

All of America’s Colonial Evils at Once: The Early 19th-Century Subjugation of Florida

Jamie Holmes on the Forgotten History of the US Government’s War Against the Seminole

By Jamie Holmes | February 23, 2026

This Week in Literary History: The Gutenberg Bible is Published.

This Week in Literary History: The Gutenberg Bible is Published.

“Previously, manuscripts had to be printed and copied laboriously, by hand, making them rare objects for the wealthy and important.”

By Literary Hub | February 23, 2026

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